Massage shaving-brush.



W. MORRISON.

MASSAGE SHAVING BRUSH.

APPLIGATION FILED JULYzQ, 191:1.

atented Deo. 9, 1913.

.WILLIANE MORRISGN, 0F TROY, NEW YORK MASSAGE SHAVNG-BRUSH.

pecilcation of Letters Patent. application mea July e2, 191i. serial no. 640,029.

Patented Dec. 9; 15H3,

Toall whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, WILLIAM Monnison, 'a citizen of the United Statesfand a resident A of Tro county of Rensselaer, and State or" New ork, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in. Massage Shavingconjunction wit I .lather thereon.

.es is re resented in the accompanying 'draw a part of this specification inv r characters of reference indi? l partly in section, of one fo Brushes, ofvavhich the following is a full,

clear, and exactspecication..

` This invention relates to a class or devices er brushes ada ted particularly for use in the work of shaving apersonvs face.' y l .My inventi n has orits object primarily provide en 'eliicient device designed to litate'thewcrk or shaving a persons wce and lwherein is employed a brush for inetead of the usual form of brush made -oi vedqto be employed for softening the hair upon a persons face by a massaglng process simultaneously with the application of the A further object of. the invention is -to provide a shaving `bruah which is in the orrn mainly of an apertured hollow bulb lier-'containing semi-l1 uelied or powdered ysoap which may be' distributed upon the sinn in required quantities 'by simply dipping thebulb in -waiter and moving 1t to and.

fro over parte of theface until a proper lather is `"produced and the hair inassaged until softened.

A practical embodiment o the invention ing orining ywhich simi a cate corresponding parts in all the views, the said invention bein more fully described hereinafter and tlien pointedv out in the ap ended claim.

n 'the drawing, Figure l i an elevation, of 'shaving brush embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a view illustrating an elevation, partly in section, of the receptacle, or bulb used in the brush, and showin the handle thereof in section with its en arged part removed therefromvand Fig. 3 is a vertical section through the brush, with the enlarged part of its handle removed therefrom. The shaving brush or device l0 has a hollow handle 11 which may be of any desired shape. AOneend ofthe handle ll ma be ppen, as 1 2, and in its .other end may ey a nmiyin `the lather tothe skin whichis made 'o rubber or other exible material l' 5 plate 13 having a central opening 14, or upon the open' end l2 of said handle may be an annular ahge 15 which is preferably tapered or cone-shaped whereby an enlarged open end, as 16, is provided.

Within the handle 11 and suitably held in the opening 14 of the plate 13 is one end of a tube i7 which may be threaded so as to be closed by a threaded cap or linger screw as i8. The tube 17 may be made of metal or other material or rubber and upon the opposite end of said tube is provided a hollow receptacle, or bulb 19 which forms message shaving brush proper.` The 19 is made of rubber, or other flexible arial, and is preferably oval or may be ny desired shape. When the tube li' is ne of metal the bulb 19 may be connected '.aereto in any suitable manner, or it' said 'tube is made of the saine material as the bulb, the parts may be integrally formed, and the passage through the tube i7 com,- niunicates with the interior of the bulb 19 through the medium of an opening 2O formed in said bulb at its juncture with the 'tube Upon a suitable portionof the exterior ci the bulb 19 opposite to the opening 2t) are provided a plurality of teats 2l made of rubber or other iiexible material instead of hair, and saidteats are employed for spreading the lather over the skin in the well known manner at the same time serving to massage the skin.' and soften the hair thereon.

The bulb 19 is adapted to contain a required quantity of soap in a semi-liquid or powdered state, and a plurality of perforations 22 are provided in the wall of said bulb at spaced intervals between 'the teats 2l so that by exerting a slight pressure upon the bulb by `means of the handle l1 in using the brush'the soap will be forced through said perforations and converted to a lather y of desired consistency teats with water. n

ln thev foregoing description l have embodied the preferred forni of my invention, but I do not wish to be understood asV limiting myself thereto, as ll am aware that modications may be made therein without deby incistening the parting from the principle or sacriticing .f

any or" .the advantages oi this invention, therefore' l reserve tc `inyselithe rightjgtc make. such changes as fairly vfall within 'the ille scope thereof. v l y Havingthus described my. invention. l

claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:-

ln a shaving brush, the combination of a hollow cylindrical handle provided with an open lower en'l and a closed upper end having an aperture therethrough communicating With the interior of the handle and a` substantially spherical receptacle having Walls of flexible material, with an elongated neck at its upperlportion projecting through the aperture in the upper end of the handle and having a removable cap for closing; the end thereof, and retaining the parts in proper position, said receptacle being disposed Within and partially inelosed by the 5 Y* 

